Library of Congress Classification:Class N -- Fine Arts

Class N:Fine Arts is a classification used by the Library of Congress Classification system. This page outlines the subclasses of Class N.^[1][2]

1-58..........................................General

61-72........................................Theory. Philosophy. Aesthetics of the visual arts

81-390......................................Study and teaching. Research

400-3990..................................Art museums, galleries, etc.

4390-5098................................Exhibitions

5198-5299................................Private collections and collectors

5300-7418................................History

7420-7525.8..............................General works

7560-8266................................Special subjects of art

8350-8356................................Art as a profession. Artists

8510-8553................................Art studios, materials, etc.

8554-8585................................Examination and conservation of works of art

8600-8675................................Economics of art

8700-9165................................Art and the state. Public art

1-60........................................General

100-130..................................Architecture and the state

190-1555.5..............................History

1995........................................Architecture as a profession

2000-2320..............................Study and teaching. Research

2335-2360..............................Competitions

2400-2460..............................Museums. Exhibitions

2500-2599..............................General works

2599.5-2599.9........................Architectural criticism

2695-2793..............................Architectural drawing and design

2835-4050..............................Details and decoration

4100-8480..............................Special classes of buildings

4100-4145....................................Classed by material

4150-4160....................................Classed by form

4170-8480....................................Classed by use

4170-(7020)........................................Public buildings

4590-5621................................................Religious architecture

7100-7884..........................................Domestic architecture. Houses. Dwellings

7910-8125..........................................Clubhouses, guild houses, etc.

8200-8260..........................................Farm architecture

8300-8480..........................................Outbuildings, gates, fences, etc.

9000-9428..............................Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying

1-50........................................General

60-1115..................................History. Including collective biography

1120-1133..............................Study and teaching

1134-1134.4............................Competitions

1135-1150..............................General works

1160-1195..............................Designs and technique

1199-1200..............................Restoration of sculptures

1203-1270..............................Special materials

1272-1291..............................Mobiles, color, sculpture gardens, etc.

1293-1895..............................Special forms

1293-1310....................................Portrait sculpture

1312-1313....................................Equestrian statues

1330-1685....................................Sculptural monuments

1750-1793....................................Religious monuments and shrines

1800-1880....................................Sepulchral monuments

1910-1952..............................Special subjects

1-45........................................General. Including collective biography

50-266....................................History of drawing

390-670..................................Study and teaching

673-677..................................Competitions

703-725..................................General works

730-758..................................Technique

760-825..................................Special subjects

845-915..................................Graphic art materials

930........................................Conservation and restoration of drawings

950-(996)................................Illustration

997-1003................................Commercial art. Advertising art

1280-1284..............................Printed ephemera. Imagerie populaire

1300-1766..............................Pictorial humor, caricature, etc.

1800-1850..............................Posters

1860-1896..............................Greeting cards, postcards, invitations, book jackets, etc.

1920-1940..............................Copying, enlarging, and reduction of drawings

25-(48)....................................General

49-813....................................History

1115-1120..............................Study and teaching

1130-1156..............................General works

1288-1460..............................Special subjects

1290-1293....................................Human figure

1300-1337....................................Portraits

1340-1367....................................Landscape painting

1370-1375....................................Marine painting

1380-1383....................................Animals. Birds

1385-1388....................................Sports. Hunting, fishing, etc.

1390-1393....................................Still life

1400-1403....................................Flowers. Fruit. Trees

1410-1460....................................Other subjects

1470-1625..............................Technique and materials

1630-1662..............................Examination and conservation of paintings

1700-2495..............................Watercolor painting

2550-2733..............................Mural painting

2889-3416..............................Illuminating of manuscripts and books

1-978......................................Printmaking and engraving

1-90..............................................General

218-(330)......................................Engraved portraits. Self-portraits

380................................................Conservation and restoration of prints

390-395........................................Collected works

400-773........................................History of printmaking

830-898........................................General works

951-962........................................Special subjects

965-965.3......................................Tradesmen's cards

970-973........................................Study and teaching

975-975.4......................................Competitions

977-978........................................Equipment

1000-1352..............................Wood engraving

1000-1027....................................General

1030-1196.3..................................History

1220-1233....................................General works

1310-1326.5..................................Japanese prints

1330-1336....................................Linoleum block prints

1340..............................................Fish prints

1344-1345....................................Potato prints

1350-1352....................................Other materials used in relief printing

1400-1879..............................Metal engraving

1400-1422....................................General

1620-1630....................................General works

1634-1749....................................History

1750-1775....................................Copper engraving

1850-1879....................................Color prints

1940-2232.5............................Etching and aquatint

1940-1975....................................General

1980-2055.5..................................History

2120-2140....................................General works

2141-2149....................................Special subjects

2220-2225....................................Dry point

2236-2240.6............................Serigraphy

2242-2246..............................Monotype (Printmaking)

2250-2570..............................Lithography

2685-2685.8............................Lumiprints

2690........................................Engraving on glass

2800-2880..............................Printing of engravings

3000-3002..............................Copying art. Copying machine art

1-570......................................General

600-806..................................History

1135-1149.5............................Arts and crafts movement

1160-1590..............................Decoration and ornament. Design

1160-1174....................................General

1175-(1498)..................................History

1505-1535....................................General works

1548-1590....................................Special subjects for design

1648-1678..............................Religious art

1700-2195..............................Interior decoration. House decoration

1700-2138....................................General. History, etc. Including special rooms

2140-2180....................................Decorative painting

2190-2192....................................Church decoration

2200-2750..............................Furniture

2775-2898..............................Rugs and carpets

2975-3049..............................Tapestries

3175-3296.3............................Upholstery. Drapery

3375-3496.3............................Wallpapers

3600-(9990)............................Other arts and art industries

3700-4695....................................Ceramics

4700-4890....................................Costume

5100-5440....................................Glass

5500-6060....................................Glyptic arts

6400-8459....................................Metalwork

8800-9505.5..................................Textiles

9600-9955....................................Woodwork

1-820................................Arts in general

1-260......................................General

280-410..................................Study and teaching. Research

411-415..................................Competitions

420-430..................................Exhibitions

440-632..................................History of the arts

650-694..................................Special subjects, characters, persons, religious arts, etc.

700-750..................................Patronage of the arts

760-770..................................Administration of the arts

775-777..................................Voluntarism in the arts

798-820..................................Arts centers and facilities

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